hi, Go to the jaws window open the voices menu and then adjust the rate for the global settings. Christine ----- Original Message ----- From: Kathye and Gene To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 6:06 AM Subject: Increasing speaking Rate Hi: Would someone give me instructions on how to increase the JAWS speaking rate in all applications. I know how to increase the rate in the current application but not across the board. Thanks in advance, Kathye